Month: November 2017

The Toombs County Lady Bullpups improved to 5-0 with a 44-29 road victory at Metter. The Lady Bullpups expanded a 9-8 first quarter lead into a double-digit advantage with their tenacious defensive pressure. The girls outscored Metter 13-2 in the second quarter and 15-8 in the third. K.K. Mobley, who was in foul trouble in the first half in the Monday win at Collins, did not commit a single foul…

The Toombs County High School basketball teams are rebuilding this season. The Lady Bulldogs graduated three starters and the Bulldogs four. In their first home action of the season the Toombs Girls lost to Wayne County 45-27 and the Bulldogs dropped their game 72-38. Girls Game 1 2 3 4 F Wayne County 23 6 12 4 45 Toombs County 5 3 7 12 27 Christine Mobley scored 17 points,…

The road is a lot different than playing at home. The Toombs County Middle School basketball teams learned that lesson in a rematch with Collins at Collins. In Lyons TCMS swept the Bobcats with a 33 point win in the girls game and 14 in the boys game. In a jam packed Collins gym, in their first road action of the season, the Lady Bullpups won 39-31 and the Bullpups…

16 Toombs County Bulldog football players have been selected to the All-Region 2 team by coaches from the region. Player of the year: QB Nick Iannone, Benedictine, Sr. Offensive player of the year: RB Jalyn Williams, Swainsboro, Sr. Defensive players of the year: DB Jakeen Harris, Benedictine, Jr.; LB D.J. Matthews, Toombs County, Sr. Athlete of the year: RB/WR Travis Blackshear, Benedictine, Sr. Special teams player of the year: PK…

The 2017-18 Toombs County High School season has opened with the Bulldogs competing in dual tournaments at Ware County, Effingham County and on Tuesday Glynn County in the Battle at the Beach. The Dawgs went 4-0 in Brunswick with wins over Yulee (Florida) 42-34, Glynn Academy 54-18, Richmond Hill B-Team 42-30 and Brantley County 51-18. 2017 GHSA State Champ Ricardo Santana, Rolando Tinoco and Cruz Arredondo all went undefeated at…

The Toombs County High School basketball teams opened up the 2017-18 season playing afternoon games in the Hugh McBride Tournament at Jeff Davis High School. The Bulldogs, who led 26-20 at half, lost to Brantley County 58-45 and the Lady Bulldogs lost to Irwin County 33-24. This was the first regular season game for new Toombs County head coach Ryan Lewis. Boys Game 1 2 3 4 F Toombs County…

Last year in the opening round of the GHSA State Playoffs the Screven County Gamecocks beat the Toombs County Bulldogs with a handful of big plays. Gamecock quarterback Armani Bunbury threw four touchdown passes for 28, 29. 40 and 75-yards. In a rematch in the second round, back in Sylvania, Bunbury, now a senior, didn’t equal those numbers through the air, but he did toss a 22-yard pass to Tyquan…

The Toombs County Middle School basketball teams closed out their pre-Thanksgiving schedule with a pair of home wins over Portal improving each team’s record to 3-0. K.K. Mobley scored 21 points and Ziahaya Griffin added 11 in the Lady Bullpups 39-13 win and Silas Legrand tossed in 13 points and Maleke Day chipped in 12 in the Bullpups 33-25 victory. The Bullpups, who sank 13 3-pointers against Collins on Monday,…

On August 19th the Toombs County Bulldogs and the Screven County Gamecocks were in the same venue opening up the 2017 season. They both played in the Erk Russell Classic, in Paulson Stadium, in Statesboro. The Dawgs edged East Laurens 10-8 and the Gamecocks defeated Bluffton 45-20. Since that hot August Saturday the Bulldogs have won 9 of their 10 games on the way to a 10-1 record. Last season…

It is probably a school record, but nobody can prove it. The Toombs County Middle School Bullpups made 13 3-pointers in a 62-48 win over Collins- they fired in eight in the first half and five in the second. The Lady Bullpups also won by double-digits in their 41-8 victory. Both teams are off to 2-0 starts. Maleke Day made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points, Silas Legrant…